The Death Of Ivan Ilych Leo Tolstoy,
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 1438282869
Edition: Paperback; 2009-02-09
Summary:
A novella by Leo Tolstoy, one of the masterpieces of his late
fiction. Ivan Ilyich Golovin, a high court judge in St. Petersburg
with a wife and family, lives a carefree life and like everyone he is
aware of, he lives a life spent almost entirely in climbing the
social ladder, and his life begins to amass more hypocrisy as it goes
on. Enduring life with a wife whom he often finds too demanding, he
works his way up to be a magistrate focusing more and more on his
work as family life becomes more miserable. While hanging curtains
for his new home one day, Ivan Ilyich falls awkwardly and hurts his
side. As Ilyich's discomfort increases, his behavior towards his
family becomes more irritable. His wife finally insists that he visit
a physician. The physician cannot pinpoint the source of his malady,
but soon it becomes clear that his condition is terminal. He is
brought face to face with his mortality, and realizes that although
he knows of it, he does not truly grasp it.
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